Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Summer at First Unitarian
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Help the Animals!
the Religious Education table during coffee service to sign petitions and offer monetary donations. This will be the final week to bring in donated items (gently used okay) for BARCS (supporting cats and dogs) and Small Angels Rescue (supporting chinchillas).
In celebration of Summer Solstace, the Explorers will be making their own
pocket sundials in class this Sunday.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Coming of Age Service 2009
Our biennial Coming of Age program concluded last Sunday with a glorious celebration as the youth who had completed the program led worship for the entire First Unitarian Church community. In addition to leading our regular worship rituals such as chalice lighting, hymn singing and a "time for all ages," each youth shared a Faith Statement as a snapshot of their beliefs as they are right now. The minister, mentors and parents all shared blessings for the youth and the Coming of Age adult leaders led a Declaration of Coming of Age at the end of the service.
Flower Communion, Sun. June 7
The First Unitarian Church of Baltimore will celebrate the annual tradition of Flower Communion this Sunday, June 7 during worship at 11:00 am. Our service will be intergenerational and all children are welcome to participate in worship alongside the youth and adults. No RE classes will be offered during the service, but childcare will be available.
It is worthwhile to live and fight courageously for sacred ideals.
Oh blow ye evil winds into my body's fire; my soul you'll never unravel.
Even though disappointed a thousand times or fallen in the fight and everything would worthless seem,
I have lived amidst eternity.
Be grateful, my soul,
My life was worth living.
Each year, as we leave a flower and take another, let us remember the value of all life, grateful for what we have and all that is precious in the landscape of our days.
To learn more about Flower Communion, click here.
